{"product_id":"vita-nuova-isbn-9781569475874","title":"Vita Nuova","description":"“A final reminder of why [Nabb] is irreplaceable among English speaking novelists who write mysteries with Italian locales. Like the 13 previous novels in this series set in Florence and featuring Marshal Guarnaccia, \u003ci\u003eVita Nuova \u003c\/i\u003ereflects the sensibility of someone who sees much, speaks softly and takes pity on strangers.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarshal Guarnaccia’s sense of malaise sets in as Florence closes for the summer holiday. But outside the quiet city, a wealthy young woman is shot to death in her parents’ villa. A single mother pursuing her doctorate seems an unlikely target for slaughter, but perhaps the marshal can parse the truth from her unusual family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fourteenth and final Florentine mystery featuring Marshal Guarnaccia\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eVita Nuova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A final reminder of why [Nabb] is irreplaceable among English speaking novelists who write mysteries with Italian locales. Like the 13 previous novels in this series set in Florence and featuring Marshal Guarnaccia, \u003ci\u003eVita Nuova \u003c\/i\u003ereflects the sensibility of someone who sees much, speaks softly and takes pity on strangers.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Has the ability to impart the tremor of someone walking over your grave . . . The world of crime fiction [is] poorer for the loss of Magdalen Nabb.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Deceptively rich . . . As always, Nabb wins us over with the Colombo-like Guarnaccia’s mixture of surface bumbling and subtle shrewdness, mixed with a heightened sensitivity to both everyday woes and heart-wrenching tragedy . . . Nabb writes more traditional, Simenon-style mysteries . . . This series will be missed by all devotees of the Italian crime novel.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Magdalen Nabb\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Exquisite.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Every word should be savored.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The best mystery news in ages is that Soho is restoring to the canon Magdalen Nabb and her tremendous creation, Marshal Guarnaccia of the Italian Police in Florence.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Nabb continues to extend conventions of the police procedural to suit her own intriguing vision and purpose.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMagdalen   Nabb was born in Lancashire and trained as a potter. In 1975, she left   her old life behind and moved with her son to Florence, where she knew   no one and even though she didn't speak any Italian, but where she  fell  in love with the local setting. Her Marshal Guarnaccia series,  which has  been translated into ten languages, was inspired by a real  local  marshal she befriended in the tiny pottery town of Montelupo  Fiorentino.  Nabb wrote children's fiction and crime novels until her  death in 2007. \u003ci\u003eVita Nuova\u003c\/i\u003e was her last novel.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300391833829,"sku":"NP9781569475874","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569475874_e1582441-89d5-4f2a-86c2-f247c9716820.jpg?v=1742919950","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/vita-nuova-isbn-9781569475874","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}